The Kindle Unlimited KENP payout to authors for October hit a new high under the pay-per-page scheme with a rate of $0.0052, a rise of 6% from September's figure of $0.0049.
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Amazon offering Kindle Voyage and 4K Fire TV refurbs at 28% discounts
Amazon is offering discounts on refurbished Kindle Voyage e-readers and the Amazon 4K Fire TV with Alexa.
Wattpad picks 2016 Wattys’ winners
The world's biggest writing contest, the Wattys, has just announced the winners of the 2016 awards. Wattpad has hosted The Wattys since 2010 and this year saw an amazing 140,000 entries, almost double the number of submissions in 2015.
Data Guy reveals true extent of trad ‘takeover’ of BookBub deals but it’s not causing fall in indies’ market share
Indie self-publisher authors' share of BookBub Daily Deals have slumped from 40% two years ago to just 15% now, but the fall has had only a minimal effect on the overall drop in indies' share of the total Kindle ebook market.
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate rises by 9% in September but borrows fall sharply amid page-flip mystery
The Kindle Unlimited KENP payment rate to authors for September rose strongly by nearly 9% to $0.0049 from $0.0045 in August.
Indie Author Fringe conference is back with final 24-hour show of the year
The Indie Author Fringe is back next week on Saturday, October 22 with the last of this year's 24-hour non-stop conferences and you can watch all the sessions online.
Amazon imprints growing strongly as indies’ ebook market share falls back
Indie publishers' share of the ebook market has been pegged back as Amazon's own publishing imprints have gained 4% while small and big traditional publishers have taken an extra 2% between them.
Ebook sales soar in September as Girl on the Train builds up a new head of steam
Ebook sales through Amazon rocketed by 73% in September from the level seen in August as the film release of Girl on the Train brought a new surge of digital downloads for Paula Hawkins' best-seller.
Amazon banks on the power of Prime with free reading access to 1,000 books and magazines each month
Amazon has introduced a new reading benefit for US Prime members with a rotating selection of over 1,000 books, magazines and comics now included in the Prime monthly cost.
Books escape Amazon crackdown on product reviews
Amazon is tightening up its guidelines on product reviews but they won't affect the book business as it's given the go-ahead to 'continue to allow the age-old practice of providing advance review copies of books'.
Is Google finally coming out to Play in the ebook market?
One year after Google took on staff from the Oyster ebook subscription service which was shutting down there are signs of life coming to Google Play Books.